The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
NEWS OF THE THEATLES.

August wn1bring enlivenment in theatrical amuso-
ments but not until tho middle of the month. After
that the city theatres will DO opened after another
uat in September nearly not quite al will be in
again. notable reopening will be at Niolo's on Aug.
l6 with "Lagadere," n new treatment of the French
original from which John BfOughnm took "The Dukes
Motto" Inrs Kira!fy he brothers have disagreed and
separately IL partner with Manager Gilmore In this Yen-
and therefore the promise Of pretty ballet will
doubtedly be kept Theddea Is to make spectacle
strongly dramatic than IA common On the evening
the Windsor will have Nelson WheatcrOfts piece,
"Gwynnes OATH One week later decentralization Of
admiral Porters novel, "Anan Dare" will be acted at
the Fifth Avenue by Mckee Rankin and hts company;
and at tho Lyceum. "The Highest Bidder" will be
yved prior to spell Of 1.-THE Great Pink PEARL farci
cal work With record Of long London Tho Peo
pies will also begin On August 20 play by
A. C. Gunt~r. "ono Against Many" will be tried
at tho Union Square. Tho Stars season
under tho shoeael management will begin
with "ueld by tho Enemy" which has had
summer success simultaneously In San Francisco and
London; and at the Fourteenth Street anonymously
announced drama 1.-THE s.!n Alarm" will incidentally
present scene in Ere engine house September will be
lively with and revived entertainments hoytatt
farce. "a Hole In the Ground" will DO at the Four
teenth Street; an adaptation from the Danish "A Cir
Gus In Town." will introduce John A. Mackay at the
Bijou tho Bronson Howard play fer Robson antrano,
"The Henrietta Nine" will DO produced at the Union
Square, and close to tho end Of the month carly In
octobsr the stock companies OF the Park the Madison
Square, wallacks and Days win be put into commission.
Richard S, Mansfield Is s:;n without opposition 10 his
Monsieur" tho Madison Square being the only New
York theatre In dramatic use. Good luck Is mus help
ing him to his DESERTS for no Is giving pleasant per-
formanne He 10 ready to change his bill to the heavier
"Dr. Jekyli and Mr.. Hyde" as soon rs his audiences
dvinde but thus far they nn the house nearly every
evening" and 1t il possible that nothing besides "Mon
seur" Will DO required to complete the season.
"Erminie" is pro.racted at tho Casino 1t VIII be
of In the fall with Its unatered and
"Tho Marquise" will DO put on the homo stage with
fresh company. including Lille Grubb, Bertha RECT
James 7. Powers. Mark Smith and Courtice PoundA
This is tho last week Of Tho Bessar Student at Wal
Iack's where tho preparation of 1.-THE BcmRn 10 com
plste for handsome production August by of
the Mccauli company strongest casts
The new Broadway Theatre on tho so OF the old Cos.
mopoltan, will DO opened In October; the Academy Of
Music, changed to theatre for transient companies 10
ready for business but the third promised auditorium
for the drama in the combination Of enter
prises that to be located whore tho Madison Square
Gardenis, will not DO ready until late in the winter.
Tho companies belonging to Days and Harrigana arc
playing In Fan Francisco while those Of tho Madison
Square and tho B!jou In Chicago Palmers players
running through almost their entire repertoire aud
have also added welcome Litt.o Stranger" o new
farcical piece by Henry Arthur Jones' and It viii prob
ably DO at the Madison Square later 10
nade> Chicago audiences laugh. The story Is that Dr.
Sertinus Trentyman runs boarding school! and his
nephew Henry Tcsntvnian sends telegram telling the
that his wife and baby coming pupils conas
cato the telegram and the mother and baby arrive while
tho Doctor and his wife away. and upon the Doc
tors to the school the girls taunt him with being
the father Of the child. when his wife returns she
creates scene and the Doctor tries to unload the rl
md baby on his cousin Chrkoihsr IareRtyman, when
Henry arrives untange tho snar and claim his family
Many amusing situations follow each other rapidly The
plot resembles Confusion" and Is q success II SOME
what broad in spots.
"rhe Fall Of Babylon" Is q summer fixture at St.
George with it's immense bslie its professional SPLEEN
doris, and Its historical pan.omime
The fireworks and "sebssjOpoi" compose astonIsh-
ingly slightly show at Manhattan Beach.
The Msrrimac and Monitor battle 10 being fought all
summer.
Soma of the capitalists who silently invest money In
venturep sorry that they said to Buff
fao Bill. The sending Of tho Wild West 70 London ives
at a Tisk oGSloo0n steamship had to be chartered
to carry the cowboyA Indians, horses and properties
tho and back; grounds had 10 DO leased
and buildings erected in London; salaries had to
DO provided for, because the receipts might be
neyt to nothing; and II was determined that, II q
failure was to DO encountered no bankruptcy should
destroy the American yAlue OF the Buffalo Bill
demanded In view Of the essential element Of his name
good share Of the probable pront without any of the
possible iosa This was deemed reasonable. and he did
not put In any money. although he Is rich. His Old
partner and manager Nate salsbury abo to take
only comparatively small share financially. Bsraum
was willing go in heavily. but only condition that
u DO made = Barnum show. EraStus wiT,an promptly
took stock 10 the extent OF so for no had dons well
with ths id West at ErGhtnA and fslt of London
sucoess II was not without considerable effort, how
ever that he inspired enough faith among few or his
AeQuainiAnceA the requisite capital The out
lcok u that every dollar invested viii bring three four